Frost Advisory
Starts in 7 h 16 min
When
From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday.
Where
Portions of central, northeast, and northern Maryland and northern Virginia.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation.
Impacts
Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Precautionary actions
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Areas: Frederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Cecil; Northwest Montgomery; Northwest Howard; Northwest Harford; Southeast Harford; Rappahannock; Culpeper; Northern Fauquier; Southern Fauquier; Western Loudoun; Eastern Loudoun; Northwest Prince William; Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park
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Observed 5:25 PM EDT at KHEF

Yorkshire, VA weather

Mostly cloudy and 61°16°, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 32Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.5 inHg1033 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (64°18° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Low 38°3° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

TonightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	43%	23%	2
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	47%	45%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	36%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	17%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	10%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	9%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	14%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	19%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	15%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	12%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	18%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	8%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	6%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	7%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	3%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	4%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	52%	19%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	15%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	12%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	12%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	8%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	2%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	2%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	15%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	16%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	22%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	24%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	29%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	21%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	5%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	6%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	48%	0%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	0%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	0%	3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 36°2°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
34°1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 37°3°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. East wind around 2 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 37. South wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–41°5°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 0 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–66°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 36°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 37°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 47°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 67–75°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LWX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Flat Branch near Unnamed Tributary At Amherst Drive

1.4 mi

Level: 0.6 ft

Reading from Sat 5:05 PM · NWS gauge page

Flat Branch at Ben Lomond Park

1.4 mi

Level: 0.7 ft

Reading from Sat 4:55 PM · NWS gauge page

Buckhall Branch at Signal Hill Road

3.2 mi

Level: 0.6 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Willow Springs Branch near Centreville (Hampton Forest Sec 4 Regional Pond)

4.5 mi

Level: 367 ft

Reading from Sat 12:25 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 67% less heating than a typical week.

This week 29Typical 88

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 24
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 14 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Washington Dulles International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1960–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−3°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
−2°−1°ThuOct 22
−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Yorkshire weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:35 PM; Morning 7:11–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 6:35–6:46 PM; Morning 7:01–7:11 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8 PM–7:02 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:15 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Yorkshire. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,000 ft, 54 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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